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Ikva (Southern Bug)
The Ikva ( uk, Іква) is a river in Ukraine and a right tributary of the Styr River that flows through Lviv Oblast, Ternopil Oblast and Rivne Oblast in the Volhynian Upland.Zabokrytska, M. Ikva (І́КВА)'. Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine. It is long and its basin area is . The river has at least one water reservoir near Mlyniv. Among its main tributaries is the Tartatska (right). The city of Dubno Dubno ( uk, Ду́бно) is a city and municipality located on the Ikva River in Rivne Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Dubno Raion (district). The city is located on intersection of two major ... is located on the Ikva. References {{Ukraine-river-stub Rivers of Rivne Oblast Rivers of Lviv Oblast Rivers of Ternopil Oblast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubno
Dubno ( uk, Ду́бно) is a city and municipality located on the Ikva River in Rivne Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Dubno Raion (district). The city is located on intersection of two major European routes, E40 and E85. The city is estimated to have a population of . It is located within the historic region of Volhynia. In Soviet times it was home to the Cold War facility Dubno air base. The city is also famous for its fortress. History Middle Ages First mentioned in a chronicle of 1100, when it was in possession of Yaroslav the Wise's grandson David of Brest , Dubno was even a seat of local princes for a short period of time. In 1240 the town was raided by the Mongols. In the early 14th century the region was the subject of Polish- Lithuanian rivalry, as a result of which Dubno became part of the latter. However, soon after with the Union of Krewo (1385), it came under Polish influence as part of the Polish-Lithuanian U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chernytsia
Chernytsia ( ua, Черниця) is a village (''selo'') in Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine. It belongs to Pidkamin settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. From 1918 to 1939 the village was in Tarnopol Voivodeship in Poland, and was spelled ''Czernica''. Until 18 July 2020, Chernytsia belonged to Brody Raion Brody Raion ( uk, Бродівський район, translit: ''Brodivs’kyi raion'') was a raion (district) of Lviv Oblast (region) of Western Ukraine. Its administrative center was Brody. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the .... The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Brody Raion was merged into Zolochiv Raion. References External linksweather.in.ua Villages in Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast {{Lviv-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast
Zolochiv Raion ( uk, Золочівський район) is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Zolochiv. Population: . It was established in 1939. On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Lviv Oblast was reduced to seven, and the area of Zolochiv Raion was significantly expanded. Two abolished raions, Brody and Busk Raions, were merged into Zolochiv Raion. At the same time, part of Zolochiv Raion was transferred to Lviv Raion. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was Subdivisions Current After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 7 hromadas: * Brody urban hromada with the administration in the city of Brody, transferred from Brody Raion; * Busk urban hromada with the administration in the city of Busk, transferred from Busk Raion; * Krasne settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Krasne, transferred from Busk Raion; * Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invasion, it was the eighth-most populous country in Europe, with a population of around 41 million people. It is also bordered by Belarus to the north; by Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and by Romania and Moldova to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city. Ukraine's state language is Ukrainian; Russian is also widely spoken, especially in the east and south. During the Middle Ages, Ukraine was the site of early Slavic expansion and the area later became a key centre of East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. The state eventually disintegrated into rival regional po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Styr River
The Styr (; ; ) is a right tributary of the Pripyat, with a length of 494 km. Its basin area is 13,100 km2 located in historical region of Volhynia. The Styr begins near Brody, in the Ukrainian Oblast of Lviv, then flows into Rivne Oblast, Volyn Oblast, then into Brest Region of Belarus where it finally flows into the Pripyat. During the Khmelnytskyi Uprising, in 1651 at Styr river took place important battle of Berestechko between armies of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Cossacks of Bohdan Khmelnytsky. During 1915–1916, the Styr river was the front line between the Austro-Hungarian and Imperial Russian armies. The river was also a barrier to the German invasion on June 22, 1941, during Operation Barbarossa on the South-Western Front. Notable settlements located on the river are Lutsk, Staryi Chortoryisk and Varash. Tributaries * Left: Radostavka, Sudylivka, Chornohuzka, , Serna, Liutytsia, Okinka, Richytsia, Zhyduvka, Omelianyk * Right: Ik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Styr
The Styr (; ; ) is a right tributary of the Pripyat, with a length of 494 km. Its basin area is 13,100 km2 located in historical region of Volhynia. The Styr begins near Brody, in the Ukrainian Oblast of Lviv, then flows into Rivne Oblast, Volyn Oblast, then into Brest Region of Belarus where it finally flows into the Pripyat. During the Khmelnytskyi Uprising, in 1651 at Styr river took place important battle of Berestechko between armies of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Cossacks of Bohdan Khmelnytsky. During 1915–1916, the Styr river was the front line between the Austro-Hungarian and Imperial Russian armies. The river was also a barrier to the German invasion on June 22, 1941, during Operation Barbarossa on the South-Western Front. Notable settlements located on the river are Lutsk, Staryi Chortoryisk and Varash. Tributaries * Left: Radostavka, Sudylivka, Chornohuzka, , Serna, Liutytsia, Okinka, Richytsia, Zhyduvka, Omelianyk * Right: Ikva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream. PhysicalGeography.net, Michael Pidwirny & S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lviv Oblast
Lviv Oblast ( uk, Льві́вська о́бласть, translit=Lvivska oblast, ), also referred to as Lvivshchyna ( uk, Льві́вщина, ), ). The name of each oblast is a wikt:Appendix:Glossary#relational, relational adjective—in English translating to a noun adjunct which otherwise serves the same function—formed by adding a feminine suffix to the name of the respective center city: ''Lʹvív'' is the center of the ''Lʹvívsʹka óblastʹ'' (Lviv Oblast). Most oblasts are also sometimes referred to in a feminine noun form, following the convention of traditional regional place names, ending with the suffix "-shchyna", as is the case with the Lviv Oblast, ''Lvivshchyna''. is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in western Ukraine. The capital city, administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv. The current population is History The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939 following the So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ternopil Oblast
Ternopil Oblast ( uk, Тернопі́льська о́бласть, translit=Ternopilska oblast; also referred to as Ternopilshchyna, uk, Терно́пільщина, label=none, or Ternopillia, uk, Тернопілля, label=none) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret, a tributary of the Dniester. Population: One of the natural wonders of the region are its cave complexes.Tell about Ukraine. Ternopil Oblast 24 Kanal (youtube). Although Ternopil Oblast is among the smallest regions in Ukraine, over 100 caves have been discovered there. Scientists believe these are only 20% of all possible caves in the region. The biggest cave is |
Rivne Oblast
Rivne Oblast ( uk, Рі́вненська о́бласть, translit=Rivnenska oblast), also referred to as Rivnenshchyna ( uk, Рі́вненщина) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne. The surface area of the region is 20,100 km². Its population is: . Previously part of the Second Republic of Poland's Wojewódstwo Wołyńskie and earlier the Ukrainian People's Republic's ''Volhynian Governorate'', the Rivne Oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939 after the Soviet invasion and occupation of eastern Poland on 17 September 1939. Before 1992, under the policy of Russification, the region was officially known under its Russian name of Rovno Oblast. The Rivne Nuclear Power Plant is located in the oblast, near the city of Varash. Geography The region is located almost in the middle of the historical region of Volhynia which is indicated on its coat of arms with a white cross on a red backgr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volhynian Upland
The Volhynian Upland ( uk, Волинська височина, ''volynska vysochyna'') is an upland in western Ukraine, with its small northwestern part stretching into eastern Poland. The Podolian Upland and the Volhynian Upland are sometimes grouped together as the Volhynian-Podolian Upland. It should be known that both uplands are separated by a plain called "Little Polesia" ( uk, Мале Полісся). Volhynian Upland lays between Western Bug and Korchyk River which is a tributary of Sluch River. It stretches for over with a width around . Average elevation is with the maximum being Mizoch Ridge . Its surface is weakly wavy dissected by wide river valleys and gulches. Geologically, it consists of Paleozoic deposits overlapped with rocks of Cretaceous system. There are karst forms of relief and in karstic depressions there exist small lakes. Among minerals there are chalk, black coal, peat, pegmatites, clays. Widespread there are peat bogs. The geographic region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mlyniv
Mlyniv ( uk, Млинів; pl, Młynów) is an urban-type settlement in Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Mlyniv was also formerly the administrative center of Mlyniv Raion, housing the district's local administration buildings, although it is now administrated under Dubno Raion. Its population was 8,446 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. The current population is The settlement is located on the banks of the Ikva River, a tributary of the Styr. It acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1959 in Soviet Ukraine. History The settlement has a long history. Archaeological excavations confirm that its territory was populated at least since the first millennium BCE.Bukhalo, H., Vovk, A. Mlyniv, Mlyniv Raion, Rivne Oblast (Млинів, Млинівський район, Ровенська область)'. The History of Cities and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR. At its northern outskirts on the right bank of the river Ikva, traces of a flint tool shop and remnan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
